16/07/2024
IF YOU ARE ABSENT FROM CHURCH FOR THREE MONTHS EVEN AS A LONG TIME BELIEVER, YOU WILL BECOME WEAK, YOU WILL START LOSING IT AND IT WILL SHOW ON YOU
- Bishop David Oyedepo
He is counting your input and it is your turn to testify.
Lord Jesus thank you for answers to our prayers all through the week, thank you for the amazing testimonies we have been listening to since the week began. Receive our thanks in the name of Jesus. Thank you for confirming your word in our midst, thank you for proving yourself as our covenant-keeping father, ever reliable, ever dependable. Heavenly Mandate . Take all the praise. Thank you for tomorrow's service, we have never seen this kind before. Thank you for breaking every invisible barrier on the path of your people in Jesus precious name.
WHY MUST WE BE COMMITTED TO THE INGATHERING OF SOULS INTO CHURCH? We are required to provide an answer for anyone that asks the reason behind the things we are doing. 1 Peter 3:15. We must have a reason for it or it is not worth engaging in. We have been looking at it since Monday and it is concluding this morning.
1. To avoid wasted labour.
Every soul winner must be conscious of the need to see the fruits abide to avoid wasted labour. The cycle of soul winning is not complete until we see the fruits abide. John 4:36. That happens not just by going out, we heard the testimony of one of us who witnessed to a lady in their estate, the lady accepted Christ and the soul winner said we will soon start a WSF in your house. She said it is not possible, her husband is on the other side of the faith and is so well learned in it. He went into three days of prayer and fasting and the following Sunday, the man said he will go with them to Church on his own. Heavenly Mandate . He won him on the prayer altar. It is not just about going out alone, it’s about praying out people from the dungeon of hell. You can pray people out. Isaiah 66:8. Yes we go out it is part of the package but we have to break the hold of darkness over them. The two go together.
1 Thessalonians 3:5. Until the fruits abide our rewards cannot be fully delivered. We used to have and I think we still have cocoa houses in the South West here, you prepare your cocoa according to their prescription, you bring them in, and they weigh it before you are paid. It has to be in the storehouse before you are fully paid. Until it is there, your full payment will not be delivered. Heavenly Mandate . This month of glory whatever pertains to your glory shall be delivered. Every one of us that is committed to this course, God will turn you into a surprise to yourself by the end of this month. Just get yourself hooked on it and then leave the remaining to God. John 4:36.
We must engage the wisdom of ingathering to take over our harvest feed. Proverbs 24:3. We need wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:14-16. It takes wisdom to take cities and territories for Christ. It takes wisdom. Right words, right approach, right timing, right messages. Job 6:25. The word in season, the sent word. It takes wisdom to take over our harvest field. Ecclesiastes 10:15. We need the know-how so we don’t get worn out. We must pray for the right approach, pray for the right words, pray for the right strategy. Behind the very impactful ministry of Christ was the wisdom of God at work. Heavenly Mandate . Matthew 13:54, Mark 6:2. It takes wisdom. Proverbs 24:3-4. James 1:5. God expects us to demand wisdom in getting the task done. Not that we don’t have wisdom but we need a particular wisdom for this task. What must I do to hit the benchmark of many for me this month? We have 14 more days to go. What must I do within these two weeks to hit the benchmark of many? Jesus show it to me.
When Coro came and we could not reach out to people on the streets like we did, I asked the Lord what must I do. We got more results by finding out what to do. James 4:2. People think they know but you are not getting the results you want, why don’t you ask Jesus for a better way. Heavenly Mandate . Even to pray, show me what to pray. Let your spirit guide me in breaking the hold of the tempter over this individual. Proverbs 1:5. You hear and you get wiser. Lord, show me a better way to approach this task.
Tireless commitment to the ingathering of souls will make a star of any believer. God never lies. Proverbs 11:30,3:35. Soul winning eradicates shame and reproach. Daniel 12:3. To turn them into righteousness means to get them established in the faith. Position them properly in the Church where they are cleansed and satisfied by the word of God. John 17:17, Ephesians 5:26. Heavenly Mandate . If you as long ago as you got saved, stop coming to Church for three months, your look will change, your language will change. Why? Strength has been drawn away from you. We go from strength to strength in Church, we are delivered in Church. The word is going on and certain things just clear off from your life. It is vital to commit to kingdom advancement endeavour, that is when our stars begin to shine.
Prayers – Lord grant me the wisdom required that will surprise me within the next few days of this operation.
Our commitment has one capital return, they call it favour. Nothing changes our story like the enduement of divine favour. It will make a slave become an heir of a family. Joseph had the key to the estate of Potiphar, everything was under his care. He had no references, he had no address. Favour distinguished him. Heavenly Mandate . He became an officer in the prison where he was an inmate. He interpreted one dream and became a prime minister. Wherever favour shows up, misfortune clears out. One capital return on kingdom advancement endeavour is favour. As we conclude this month, you will enter your season of favour. Favour will just be trailing your life.
Lift your hands and ask God specifically for the wisdom of a harvester. You don’t want to miss it in this season of glory.
Jesus, we desire of you a baptism of wisdom and an understanding heart today, let it be released into the life of anyone. Let no one miss his star this month. Someone’s story will suddenly change. I pray that God's favour will rewrite each one’s story. Heavenly Mandate . God’s favour will rewrite your story, it will roll away your concerns and turn your trials into testimonies in the name of Jesus. Be blessed, you saw the beginning of the month, you will see the end in grand style.
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